Shangrila - 3.15.2025
We parked in the dirt parking lot located a quarter-mile NE of the very popular paved parking lot for Barker Dam... and we started hiking on the Wall Street Mill Trail.
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After hiking the Wall Street Mill Trail for less than a tenth of a mile we are leaving the trail and taking a path to the left... heading for the 'Pink House'.
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After hiking a little over a tenth of a mile we have located the 'Pink House'... we will enter the Wonderland of Rocks behind the house.
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Hiking north... entering the south entrance of the Wonderland of Rocks.
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The wash does get a little narrow at the beginning of the wonderland.
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Continuing to hike north in the Wonderland of Rocks... here getting ready to pass by 'Shark Rock'.
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A few minutes after passing by 'Shark Rock' the Wonderland of Rocks opens up some... here looking over at the south and north Astro Dome as we keep hiking north in the wash.
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Passing by the two astro domes... looking for a smaller wash.
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After hiking a total of one mile we have left the main wash... and now hiking NW in a smaller wash.
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Continuing to hike NW in a smaller wash.
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Now hiking west in the wash... and it looks like the terrain is opening up out there in the distance.
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Still hiking west in the Wonderland of Rocks... but the terrain has definitely not opened up.
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Still hiking west in the Wonderland of Rocks... but the terrain has definitely not opened up.
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Still hiking west in the Wonderland of Rocks... but the terrain has definitely not opened up.
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Doing a little bit of scrambling as we keep hiking west.
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Denali Girl and Star Dancer are coming down to join me... doing a little bit of scrambling as we keep hiking west.
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Continuing to hike west in the Wonderland of Rocks.
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Continuing to hike west in the Wonderland of Rocks.
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We have started hiking north in the Wonderland of Rocks... here looking at the south entrance to what we call 'Shangrila'.
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Continuing to hike north in the Wonderland of Rocks... getting closer to the south entrance to what we call 'Shangrila'.
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After having hiked a total of 3.25 miles we have reached the south entrance of 'Shangrila'.
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Hiking in 'Shangrila'... hiking NW... heading for the 'Shangrila' exit out there on the left.
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After having hiked a total of 4 miles (three quarters of a mile passing thru 'Shangrila') we are exiting from 'Shangrila' and hiking west... with the snow covered San Bernardino Mountains on the horizon.
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After hiking a total of 4.4 miles we have joined the Boy Scout Trail and will follow it to the Keys West Parking Area.
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We are a stone's throw from the Keys West Parking Area (we call it the Boy Scout parking lot)... the total hike was 5.6 miles, gaining 193 feet of elevation.
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